NO PROGRESS IN STRIKE TALKS

No progress was reported Tuesday in negotiations between The Tribune and one of three production unions on strike since July 18.

''It was another wasted day,'' said Robert Hagstrom, president of Chicago Web Printing Pressmen`s Union Local 7.

The two sides again clashed on the company desire to eliminate the traditional union hiring hall and to place all supervisors outside the bargaining unit.

Talks resume Thursday with the mailers and Monday with the printers. In all, about 1,000 union workers are on strike. The company says circulation and cancellations remain normal despite a consumer boycott called by the unions.

Meanwhile, voting ends Wednesday on a referendum to determine if the printers union, which has 40,000 active members nationwide, will merge with the Teamsters Union. Results will be announced next week in what`s seen as a test of wills between the Teamsters and the AFL-CIO, which opposes the merger.